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Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta.
Ninety-eight suspects were arrested in less than two months of police action against websites offering online gambling, with bets totalling 1.9 billion baht in play, Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta said on Tuesday.
Mr Buddhipongse said the Royal Thai Police and Ministry of Digital Economy and Society cooperated in the operations.
The crackdown made use of information the public provided via a ministry Facebook page, “
อาสา จับตา ออนไลน์ (Voluntary Watch Online), and from subsquent investigation. The information was forwarded to the police Technology Crime Suppression Centre for action.
Between Jan1 and Feb 20, many websites had been shut down, with about 1.9 billion baht in circulation, and 98 suspects arrested, in Phitsanulok, Chon Buri, Chachoengsao and Bangkok.
Thailand tops internet speed testing
published : 21 Jan 2021 at 18:00
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Thailand climbed two places to the top spot out of 176 countries in fixed broadband internet speed testing based on the Speedtest Global Index in December last year, driven by fierce local competition.
The Speedtest Global Index compares internet speed data from around the world on a monthly basis.
Data for the index comes from hundreds of millions of tests taken by real people using Speedtest tools every month.
Speedtest was developed by Ookla, a Seattle-headquartered pioneer in fixed broadband and mobile network testing applications, data and analysis.
Internet speed testing by Speedtest can be done through its website or application.
Govt denies rift with Mor Chana creators
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Privacy issues cited by app s developers
published : 19 Jan 2021 at 04:02
21 Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta, centre, in his press conference on Monday. VARUTH HIRUNYATHEB
The government on Monday played down reports of conflicts between state agencies and the developers of the Mor Chana coronavirus contact-tracing app after they pulled out of the project.
The withdrawal of the volunteer developers, which was made public over the weekend, caused a stir on social media with critics of the government casting doubt over the app s reliability and data privacy.
Mor Chana is used to trace Covid-19 infections and alert users if they are in a high-risk area.